FIS Council

Mats Arjes

Mats Arjes (*1967) was elected President of the Swedish Ski Association in December 2008.

He is President, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of SkiStar AB. He has been Member of the Board of SkiStar AB since 2003 and also serves as a Member of the Board of New Wave Group AB.

Before joining SkiStar AB in 2002, Mr Arjes served as Secretary General of the Swedish Ski Association for four years.

Mr Arjes used to alpine ski race actively in his youth, up to a national elite level, until he was forced to retire from competition due to injury. A holder of a Master of Science degree in Business Administration and Economics, he is married, with two children and lives in Leksand.